Oceans Are the Real Continents | |
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Spanish | Los océanos son los verdaderos continentes |
Directed by | Tommaso Santambrogio |
Written by | Tommaso Santambrogio |
Cinematography | Lorenzo Casadio Vannucci |
Edited by | Matteo Faccenda |
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Countries | Italy Cuba |
Language | Spanish |
Oceans Are the Real Continents ( Spanish: Los océanos son los verdaderos continentes) is a 2023 Italian-Cuban drama film written and directed by Tommaso Santambrogio, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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The film is an expansion of a 2019 Santambrogio's short film with the same title which had premiered in the International Critics’ Week at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2] The film is set and shot in San Antonio de los Baños. [2] None of the cast members have previously appeared in a feature film. [3]
The film opened the Giornate degli Autori section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. [3]
The Hollywood Reporter critic Jordan Mintzer described the film as "poetic" and "beautifully realized", and noted some stylistic affinities to Mikhail Kalatozov's I Am Cuba. [3]